Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Namibia

Namibia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 20.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
20.9%
World rank
44th
of 144 countries
All-time high
55.0%
in 1960
All-time low
20.9%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Namibia, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 551965: 53.31970: 49.91975: 45.81980: 41.41985: 36.81990: 30.91995: 27.12000: 25.92005: 22.12010: 20.9

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 20.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Namibia peaked at 55.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2010.

Namibia ranks 44th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Namibia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 55.0%
1965 53.3% -3.1%
1970 49.9% -6.3%
1975 45.8% -8.4%
1980 41.4% -9.6%
1985 36.8% -11.0%
1990 30.9% -16.1%
1995 27.1% -12.4%
2000 25.9% -4.3%
2005 22.1% -14.8%
2010 20.9% -5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 54.1% 53.3% 55.0% 2
1970s 47.8% 45.8% 49.9% 2
1980s 39.1% 36.8% 41.4% 2
1990s 29.0% 27.1% 30.9% 2
2000s 24.0% 22.1% 25.9% 2
2010s 20.9% 20.9% 20.9% 1

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 41 Tanzania, United Republic of 26.1% compare
  2. 42 Nicaragua 23.1% compare
  3. 43 Myanmar 21.7% compare
  4. 45 Syria 20.9% compare
  5. 46 Uganda 20.7% compare
  6. 47 Brunei Darussalam 20.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Namibia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Namibia was 20.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2010.
How does Namibia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
Namibia ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 25+ with no education